The discography of My Bloody Valentine, an Irish alternative rock band formed in Dublin, Ireland, consists of three studio albums, two mini albums, one live album, two compilation albums, five extended plays, twelve singles and six music videos.
My Bloody Valentine formed in early 1983 and released their debut mini album, This Is Your Bloody Valentine, in January 1985 on Tycoon Records. Featuring the band's original line-up of vocalist David Conway, guitarist Kevin Shields, drummer Colm Ó Cíosóig and keyboardist Christine "Tina" Durkin, the album failed to receive much attention and the band relocated to London, England following its release. In London the band recruited bassist Debbie Googe and subsequently released two EPs—Geek! (1985) and The New Record by My Bloody Valentine (1986)—and the 1987 single "Sunny Sundae Smile". The New Record… and "Sunny Sundae Smile" garnered the band minor underground success, with both placing in the United Kingdom Independent Singles Chart. Conway departed the band soon after and was replaced by vocalist-guitarist Bilinda Butcher in early 1987.
With their new line-up, My Bloody Valentine released a second mini album, Ecstasy, and the standalone single "Strawberry Wine" in November 1987 on Lazy Records. Both releases were moderate critical successes and attracted the attention of Creation Records co-founder Alan McGee, who offered the band a recording contract after a performance in January 1988. During their time on Creation My Bloody Valentine released their most notable material, including two full-length studio albums, Isn't Anything (1988) and Loveless (1991). Both albums, as well as their singles and preceding EPs, were released to widespread critical acclaim; Isn't Anything and Loveless were considered massive independent successes, both peaking at number 1 on the UK Independent Albums Chart. In addition, Loveless placed at number 24 on the UK Albums Chart and has since been certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry. In 1992 My Bloody Valentine were dropped by Creation due to the extensive recording period and production costs of Loveless.
My Bloody Valentine signed to Island Records in October 1992 for a reported £250,000 contract, constructing a home studio in Streatham, South London with their advance. Originally intending to record and release a third studio album, the band experienced a "semi-meltdown", according to Kevin Shields and became largely inactive. Despite rumours that over 60 hours of recorded material had been presented to Island, the band only released two songs—cover versions of Louis Armstrongs "We Have All the Time in the World" and Wires "Map Ref 41°N 93°W"—on various artist compilation albums before their disbandment in 1997.
In 2007 My Bloody Valentine reunited and announced plans to release a third album. The band commenced two international tours between 2008 and 2009, during which time remastered versions of Isn't Anything and Loveless and a box set were announced. Following further delays, remastered editions of the band's original two studio albums and the double compilation album EP's 1988–1991 were released on Sony in May 2012. m b v, My Bloody Valentine's third studio album, was eventually released "out of the blue" in February 2013; it received "universal acclaim", according to Metacritic.
Albums Studio albums + List of studio albums; with chart positions, sales figures and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications Peaks in Australia: All except noted: m b v: Gaon Album Chart positions: Isn't Anything, Loveless, and EP's 1988–1991: Isn't Anything Released: 21 November 1988 Labels: Creation , Relativity Formats: CD, CS LP 31 45 116 29 70 63 22 1 LovelessReleased: 4 November 1991 Labels: Creation , Sire Formats: CD, CS, LP, MD 6 6 26 18 43 13 7 1US: 290,000+BPI: Gold NB User must define search parameters. Enter "My Bloody Valentine" into Keywords, select "Artist" from Search by and click Search. For more accurate results, check Exact match. m b vReleased: 2 February 2013 Label: mbv Formats: CD, digital download, LP 44 88 87 47 — — 29 — "—" denotes a release that did not chart
Mini albums + List of mini albums, with chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positions This Is Your Bloody ValentineReleased: January 1985 Label: Tycoon Formats: CD, LP — EcstasyReleased: 23 November 1987 Label: Lazy Format: LP 12 "—" denotes a release that did not chart
Live albums + List of live albums Title Album details Man You Love to Hate – LiveReleased: 1985 Label: Schuldige Scheitel Format: CD, CS
Compilation albums + List of compilation albums, with chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positions Ecstasy and WineReleased: February 1989 Label: Lazy Formats: CD, LP — — — — — 2 EP's 1988–1991Released: 4 May 2012 Label: Sony Formats: 2×CD, BSCD, digital download 21 189 17 69 33 — "—" denotes a release that did not chart
Extended plays + List of extended plays, with chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positions Geek!Released: December 1985 Label: Fever Format: 12" — The New Record by My Bloody ValentineReleased: September 1986 Label: Kaleidoscope Sound Format: 12" 22 Ecstasy Released: 23 November 1987 Label: Creation Formats: 12", CD 24 You Made Me RealiseReleased: 8 August 1988 Label: Creation Formats: 12", CD 2 Feed Me with Your KissReleased: 31 October 1988 Label: Creation Formats: 12", CD — GliderReleased: 23 April 1990 Label: Creation Formats: 12", CD 2 TremoloReleased: 4 February 1991 Label: Creation Formats: 12", CD 1 "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Singles Retail singles + List of retail singles, with chart positions Single Year Peak chart positions Album "No Place to Go" 1985 — — — Geek! "Sunny Sundae Smile" 1987 168 6 — non-album single "Strawberry Wine" — 13 —non-album single "You Made Me Realise" 1988 107 5 — non-album single "Feed Me with Your Kiss" 118 2 — Isn't Anything "Instrumental" — — — non-album single "Soon" 1990 41 — — Loveless "To Here Knows When" 1991 29 — — "Only Shallow" 1992 — — 27 "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Promotional singles + List of promotional-only singles Single Year Album Ref "Soft as Snow (But Warm Inside)" 1988 Isn't Anything "When You Sleep" 1991 Loveless
Split singles + List of split singles, with other artists Single Year Other artist "Sugar"/"December, with the Day" 1989 Pacific
Music videos + List of music videos, with directors Title Year Director Ref "You Made Me Realise" 1988 Douglas Hart "Feed Me with Your Kiss" "Soon" 1990 Angus Cameron "To Here Knows When" 1991 "Swallow" "Only Shallow"
Compilation contributions + List of contributions to various artist compilations Song Year Album Notes Ref "We Have All the Time in the World" 1993 Peace Together Louis Armstrong cover "Incidental One" 1996 Offbeat: A Red Hot Soundtrip N/A "Incidental Peace" "Map Ref 41°N 93°W" Whore: Various Artists Play Wire Wire cover
Miscellaneous appearances + List of appearances on compilation albums, and film and television soundtracks Song Year Album Notes Ref "Love Machine" 1986 Turn It Up_..or Turn It Off From Geek! "No Place to Go" "Strawberry Wine" 1988 Indie Top 20 Volume III – War of Independents N/A "Cigarette in Your Bed" Doing It for the Kids From You Made Me Realise "When You Wake You're Still in a Dream" 1989 Rough Trade: Music for the 90's From Isn't Anything "Instrumental" 1990 Pensioners on Ecstasy N/A "Soon" Just Say Da: Volume IV of Just Say Yes EP version, from Glider "Honey Power" 1991 Sorted, Snorted and Sported From Tremolo Just Say Anything: Volume V of Just Say Yes "Soon" 1992 Precious (Underground) From Glider and Loveless "Only Shallow" Rollercoaster EP From Loveless "Only Shallow" 1995 Amateur "Soon" 1996 Noise Annoys: A Creation Compilation From Glider and Loveless "Loomer" Ocean of Sound From Loveless "Sometimes" 2003 Lost in Translation "Paint a Rainbow" 2004 Rough Trade Shops: Indiepop From the B-side of "Sunny Sundae Smile" "Only Shallow" 2005 Whatever: The '90s Pop & Culture Box From Loveless "Soon" Just Say Sire: The Sire Records Story From Glider and Loveless "Only Shallow" 2007 The Brit Box: UK Indie, Shoegaze, and Brit-Pop Gems of the Last Millennium From Loveless "Only Tomorrow" 2013 The Sound of 2013 From m b v
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External links
turnmyheadintosound.com/discography – Detailed discography